This volume reconsiders pragmatist conceptions of democratic education, especially John Dewey's. It addresses what democratic education can mean in the face of the current threats that are undermining democracy.

Michael G. Festl teaches philosophy at the University of St. Gallen. He has been a guest researcher in Salzburg, Chicago, and Melbourne. He wrote, among others, a book on justice and edited a handbook on pragmatism. He lives with his wife and his four children near Lake Constance.

1. Introduction Michael G. Festl Part 1: Dewey's Theory of Education: Then and Now 2. John Dewey's Method of Intelligence is Often Threatening, but Is It Objectionable? Why Schools Need to Address Fear of Change if We Hope to Renew Democracy in Our Time Jeff Frank 3. John Dewey, Jane Addams, and the Pragmatist Road to Democracy Maura Striano 4. Education, Text, and Context. Between John Dewey and Stanley Cavell Filippo Sanna Part 2: Dewey and Contemporary Challenges in Education: Political and Technological 5. Populism, Democratic Education and a Look at the Ukrainian War Jürgen Oelkers 6. Worldview, Democracy, and Education. Lessons from Poland: Practice and Theory, the Past and the Future Agnieszka Hensoldt 7. Deweyan Democracy and Education in a 'Society of Broadcasters' Julian Culp 8. Democracy without Autonomy? Information Technology's Manipulation of Experience and Morality David L. Hildebrand Part 3: Applying Dewey's Theory of Education Today: Novelties and Reenactments 9. Philosophy for Children as a Via Media between Democratic and Anarchist Education Maria Miraglia 10. The Economy and Democracy as a Way of Living. How to Create Democratic Attitudes Within Economic Ethics Bettina Hollstein 11. Art Education and Democracy: John Dewey and Contemporary Art Education Practice Leonard J. Waks